Senior Financial Planning and Data Analyst

Ready to shape tomorrow’s society with us?

Do you enjoy bringing data to life to help tell the story of a business, past, present, and future? Are you passionate about partnering with business leaders in the analysis of their function’s metrics to help them drive customer success? Do you prefer to plan and ensure the fundamentals of Finance are executed with precision and quality? Want to be a part of the transformation of the transportation and finance industry?

This is us, your new colleagues

VFS is committed to providing competitive financial services for Volvo Group dealers, and through their dealerships to customers, for their acquisition and use of Volvo Group products. This collaborative approach brings to life the concept of one-stop shopping for customers. During the customer transaction lifecycle, this collaboration enables the Group to offer additional products and services after the customer’s purchase, which further builds our relationship with the customer and increases Volvo Group sales. When times are tough, customers and dealers can trust that VFS and the Volvo Group remain dedicated to supporting their business.
Link to our website: www.volvofinancialservices.com

The Senior Financial Planning & Data Analyst is responsible for financial and business analysis on asset portfolios in addition to providing financial recommendations to several functional areas of the company including Sales, Operations, Accounting, Risk and Business Development. This individual will prepare analyses and make recommendations to improve product, segment, and company profitability as well as plan, consolidate, and analyze actual and budgets related to asset portfolios. This position located in our Greensboro, NC offices and reports to the Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis within the Volvo Financial Services USA (VFS USA) organization.

This is how you make an impact

• Acts as a business consultant, responding to and communicating thoroughly and efficiently
• Coordinate the long-term planning process and periodic short-term forecasts
• Actively participate in the preparation and consolidation of annual strategic plans
• Develop commercial forecasts and control reviews for operating expenses
• Manage the credit reserve model and support external audit requirements regarding reserves
• Lead the month-end closing process, analyzing financial metrics and developing insights
• Provide business support through performance, profitability, and risk analysis
• Assist the FP&A team and other departments in analytics initiatives driving business intelligence strategy
• Review reporting packages in order to maximize efficiency and support with automation
• Support initiatives in coordination with Region North America and VFS Global HQ

Who are you?

• BS/BA in Finance/Statistics/Business Administration is required. MBA is a plus.
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning, modeling, and business analysis
• Proficiency with planning and business intelligence applications such as Hyperion Essbase, Qlik, PowerBI or Tableau
• Expert level skills in Microsoft 365, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with peers and management at all levels of an organization.
• Strong strategic thinking and storytelling skills
• Experience in the Financial Services industry a plus

We are looking for someone interested in leading and coaching others to support the development of the team. Experience with innovative problem solving and strong analytical and quantitative abilities - especially in the fields of finance, statistics, and mathematical modeling is a core competence.






Are we the perfect match?

Will you bring the planning and execution skills needed to drive these critical processes that support the success of each function across the business? Can you communicate and effectively collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders? Are you intrinsically motivated and have the ambition to help drive processes and projects? Do you want to help us perform and transform our business? Would you enjoy mentoring and helping develop other Financial Analysts and others in the business with your business acumen? Be a part of the transformation of the transportation and finance industries that are going green and becoming more digital?


We look forward to hearing from you. Complete your application and we’ll be in touch.